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£51,188 (Est: £20,000 - £25,000)
1972 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 c.£130,000 restoration
United Kingdom • 30 Jul 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 is a rare, right-hand drive, UK-supplied V8 model that has undergone a comprehensive £130,000+ restoration between 2013 and 2016. The car features a resprayed gloss black exterior, tan leather interior, and a host of replaced components, making it a mechanically and cosmetically sound example despite a non-original radio.
Condition
8
The car is described as being in excellent overall condition following an extensive cosmetic and mechanical restoration. While it has been resprayed, and the radio has been replaced, the restoration work including bodywork repairs, interior retrimming, and engine/gearbox overhaul suggests a very well-maintained vehicle with only minimal cosmetic imperfections.
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Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
10805722009968
Odometer:
99,288 miles
Reg Number:
MPA 30K
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Among the fastest, most luxurious saloons of its generation, the four-door Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 was introduced at the 1970 Amsterdam Motor Show.
The work of Paul Bracq, its elegant, understated lines were shared with the rest of the W108 range but gave little clue as to the newcomer's reputed 125mph potential.
Powered by a freshly-developed 3499cc SOHC V8 engine allied to four-speed automatic transmission, it was credited with developing some 200bhp.
Purchased at auction by our vendor in 2021 (for the sum of £45,000); This 280SE saloon presents in excellent overall condition following an extensive cosmetic and mechanical restoration.
It is powered by the ‘M116’ V8, coupled to a four-speed automatic gearbox.
An original UK-market example, it was despatched in May 1972 starting life Red, before being resprayed in the stunning gloss Black it presents today.
Restored at a cost exceeding £130,000 by T&D Heaney Motor Co.
between 2013 and 2016 - the car will be accompanied by a subs...
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£2,432
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£12,395
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£92,824
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